Fabrication Crafts Ltd Terms
Fabrication Crafts Ltd is a social enterprise which aims to provide an environment where people of all levels and abilities can come together to work to develop craft skills for several purposes:
- To act as a medium for craft skills to be taught and learned through classes, and to assist craft practitioners to have a means to find these teaching opportunities.
- To provide craft skills to those from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them improve their economic and social welfare.
- To provide a communal and affordable workspace for working and sharing knowledge.
- A catalyst to help, assist and develop micro craft businesses, focusing on hand crafted items.
We will do our best to only have one of each type of craft skill within the shop so as not to divert sales, for instance each jewellery designer must be of a different style. With such a large amount of sellers in one place this may not be easy, so to avoid this as much as possible if you sell many different items we may only invite you to stock certain ones if there is a crossover with someone else. The work must be made by the person selling, not bought in from elsewhere, should be of the highest quality and ideally should be Yorkshire made, as it is our aim to raise the profile of work done in the area by artists, designers & crafts folks. Should the work not be of a high enough standard required by the Directors of Fabrication Crafts Ltd we reserve the right to remove the items from sale and if the standard doesn’t improve terminate your contract.
We reserve the right to move items around to benefit the display within the shop and mix with other sellers for shop themes etc, no one seller will be more prominent that anyone else as this is a shared environment. We also expect that you will work equally as hard to promote and sell others work, as you would your own
In return you will need to work a set number of hours per week, although this is subject to change if there are special events on etc, and pay a fee per month as a contribution to the bills incurred based on these hours. If you do not work the required number of hours in any one month we reserve the right to change your fee and commission for the next month to reflect this or charge you the National Minimum Wage for the hours. Failure to turn up for your hours when scheduled in the diary, without prior notice or taking steps to cover your shift, will result in a warning, & if repeated, termination of your contract without any moneys paid refunded.
You will need to commit to a minimum of 6 months so as to maximise your sales, and do as much as is feasibly possible to market your work and the shop brand, including other sellers in there. Leaving is not permitted in December, January and February, so that people don’t just join us for Christmas. Anyone leaving the shop earlier than this, unless requested by us, will be in breach of contract and will be treated as such, owing fees, hours and stock until the end of their contract. We also reserve the right to adjust commission for hours worked to reflect hours still owed and if stock is taken early charge for lost commission. Once the initial period is finished then the contract will roll on, with a full month’s notice period required to leave, by full month we mean 1st to 30th/31st not mid month, and your contracted hours worked and shelves fully stocked until the end of your contract. A pop up shop lease end means that all contracts terminate that date and a month’s notice period is not applicable from 2 months beforehand. A change in hours or space may mean a new contract needs to be negotiated. We also you don’t allow you sell in other shops in the city centre, including wholesale, to maximise this opportunity for as many folks as possible. New sellers are expected to do their hours on a weekend, due to us needing more staff on these days
Please note, shop rental is for unit sales space only, which does not include window display space. Your work will be included in window displays only if it fits the brief of that window design, everyone is informed of that theme several months ahead of time and invited to create work for it. Repeatedly adding your items to window displays outside of that design remit without permission of the senior window display persons will be considered a breach of your contract and could cause us to terminate it.
We also offer a platform on our online shop website free of charge, this links to our POS system and it gives us an additional marketing platform. You are expected to keep it maintained, including images, to match the stock in the shop
Payment is in advance for the following months and is to be made by the 25th of each month to ensure it reaches our bank account by the last day of the month for the next, in time for our bills to be paid. Payment is by bank transfer and if possible by DD so you don’t miss the date owed. Fees are payable quarterly, in line with our payments to the landlord, however new sellers will have a moving in period of 6 months so as not to have to find a large amount of money straight away, after that you will need to pay quarterly. Interest will be charged on any delays to payments
Payment for goods sold will be made to you by the middle of each subsequent monthly period on receipt of an invoice, to give time for any returns to be made. Any money owed to Fabrication, by way of none-payment of fees etc will be taken off before that is handed over to you. If you change hours or space size then you must inform Dawn to make sure the correct commission and fee is made. We reserve the right to backdate any incorrect payments to the date of that change
Fabrication Craft Ltd will take a commission % of the retail price of sold items to cover administration costs, you can build this into your price to cover this. We expect you to give us a full stock list with your price listed. We also expect that you do not sell any item for less, or more, than it is available elsewhere, unless by agreement such as in a sale area. We will also charge the costs per item of credit card fees of 2% +vat, if goods are sold that way. On leaving Fabrication there will be a delay in final payments to give time for Credit card charge backs to be covered
Fabrication Crafts Ltd has insurance for the shop premises but you will be responsible for items lost, stolen, damaged, or injurious to customers you provide and sell as such we suggest you take out your own public and product liability insurance as well as stock cover
To take part in Fabrication Crafts Ltd retail shop, please return a signed copy of these terms, along with payment of your first month’s fee, and a non-refundable admin fee of £40. Please note none signing of the lease doesn’t mean it hasn’t been agreed to, placing items in the shop will be taken as acceptance of these terms.
We will also need
A stock list with prices of items you wish to sell. We have a specific template we use in our POS system, you will be sent this on joining us
Details of how you supply bespoke work, i.e. time frame, deposits etc + order forms for these if applicable
Any discounts i.e. for multiple purchases, students, staff etc
We will supply carrier bags, but if you have specific packaging then you will need to supply those.
We have basic slat boards and shelving units in the shop. if you need specific items to show your work in a certain way on your units, please supply those
Please also supply a biography, high res photographs and any press you may have + email address, full contact address and phone number, website address and trading name. We will also market your work through social media, flyers and press releases and on our website, you are equally responsible for pr and should add you are a stockist to your own websites etc. You will be able to take commissions as well as the work you sell in the shop, please note all commission taken as a result of the shop are shop sales and should be paid as such. Please also make sure you have any relevant certificates, assessments, labels etc that make it legal to sell your products
I agree with the above terms and conditions:
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Please note we are also liable for VAT, we incorporate this into your space fee, so that doesn’t cost more, but charge it on commission and card fees, as by law we have to do that I’m afraid
Full size space options all 3ft wide, full height
1 £75pm inc VAT + 10% commission + vat 8hrs pw
2 £85pm inc VAT + 15% commission + vat 5hrs pw
3 £95pm inc VAT + 20% commission + vat 3hrs pw (can be taken as 6hr shifts every other week)
4 Glass Jewellery Cabinet £85 + variable commission rate based on hours worked
Smaller space options, These can include shelf or hanging space of the equivalent size
All these options have these commission rates per unit. 10% for 8hrspw, 15% for 5 hrs pw 20% for 3 hrs, These are all + VAT, as are the commission rates above
5 1ft wide x 4ft high single column . Please note there are no, no hours options on our smaller units
£40 inc VAT 8hrs pw
£45 inc vat 5hrs pw
£50 inc vat 3hrs pw
6 2ft wide column 4ft high
£60pm inc VAT 8hrs
£65pm inc vat 5hrs
£70pm inc vat 3hrs
Large Space Commission Options
We also offer commission only space for large artwork, furniture etc in both shops, at 35% + vat.
In Leeds this is in our upstairs space and in York at the back of the shop close to our exhibition space
*Please note, due to the need for extra staff atm we don’t currently have any no hours options available, to prevent the shop having to close for H&S reasons. We are aware that everyone works full time, has family etc. but so do all our sellers who work in the shop so we are able to stay open, so that is no excuse not to work I’m afraid. There may also be a requirement for weekend working in the first instance, due to it being our busiest time
Please list the types of items we have agreed you will be selling, please note any additions to your range not originally agreed will need to be discussed first before you bring them in or they may be removed from your unit
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Hereford House, 6 Edward St Leeds LS2 7NT 01132439140
info@fabricationcrafts.co.uk www.fabricationcrafts.co.uk